Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality in elderly persons: Results of a national longitudinal study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 470-478

  Teng, Po Ren ^a,b   Yeh, Chih Jung ^a   Lee, Meng Chih ^a,c   Lin, Hui Sheng ^a   Lai, Te Jen ^a,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Taichung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cohort study; depressive symptoms; elderly; mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84876495994     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747081     Document Type: Article

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